配当|はいとうhaitou[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verballotment; apportionment; share
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbdividend
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 配当する(はいとうする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 配当します(はいとうします) |
| Negative (nai) | 配当しない(はいとうしない) |
| polite (masen) | 配当しません(はいとうしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 配当せず・配当せぬ(はいとうせず・はいとうせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 配当した(はいとうした) |
| polite (mashita) | 配当しました(はいとうしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 配当しなかった(はいとうしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 配当しませんでした(はいとうしませんでした) |
| Te form | 配当して(はいとうして) |
| Potential | 配当できる(はいとうできる) |
| Passive | 配当される(はいとうされる) |
| Causative | 配当させる(はいとうさせる) |
| Causative passive | 配当させられる(はいとうさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 配当すれば(はいとうすれば) |
| tara | 配当したら(はいとうしたら) |
| Volitional | 配当しよう(はいとうしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 配当しましょう(はいとうしましょう) |
| Imperative | 配当しろ(はいとうしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym割り当てわりあてNeutralA share or task assigned to each party by rule, as in 「仕事の割り当て」; 「配当」 usually means a company distributing profits to shareholders, though it can also mean allocation.
- Synonym分け前わけまえNeutralColloquial: one's cut or portion, often for splitting spoils or proceeds; 「配当」 is formal profit distribution or dividends.
- Synonym配分はいぶんWrittenWritten/formal: distributing resources or goods to where they are needed, as in 「予算の配分」; 「配当」 leans toward distributing profits and bonuses.
- Synonym取り分とりぶんNeutralOne's own due share; 「配当」 is a dividend handed out according to set rules.
- Synonym分配ぶんぱいNeutralBroad term for distributing or handing out; 「配当」 is mostly for distributing benefits like dividends and bonuses.
- Synonym分与ぶんよWrittenWritten/formal: giving or granting a share, as in 「財産分与」; 「配当」 leans toward dividend distribution.
- Synonym取り前とりまえCasualOlder colloquial term for one's due share; in everyday speech 「取り分」 is used.
- Synonym割り当て額わりあてがくWrittenWritten/formal: the amount allotted to someone; 「配当」 refers to profit distribution or the dividend itself.
- Synonym割り前わりまえNeutralEach person's share when splitting a bill or cost evenly; 「配当」 is about distributing profits or dividends.
- Synonym利益配当りえきはいとうWrittenFormal term specifically for a company distributing profits to shareholders; same dividend sense as 「配当」 but more explicit.
- Synonym分配金ぶんぱいきんWrittenWritten/formal: money paid out in a distribution, mostly for investment trusts; for stocks 「配当金」 is the usual word.
- Synonym配当金はいとうきんNeutralThe dividend money actually received; 「配当」 can also refer to the act of distributing.
- Related持ち分もちぶんNeutralOne's share of rights or equity in co-owned property; 「配当」 is profit paid out in proportion to shareholdings.
- RelatedシェアNeutralLoanword for sharing or market share; 「配当」 is profit distribution, so the meanings differ.
- Related分かつわかつWrittenWritten/formal verb meaning to divide or share, as in 「喜びを分かつ」; 「配当」 is a noun for profit distribution.
- Related分けるわけるNeutralThe most common verb for dividing or distributing; 「配当」 covers general allocation but specifically means a company paying dividends to shareholders.
- Related振り分けるふりわけるNeutralTo apportion or parcel out among parties; 「配当」 focuses on profit distribution.
- Related分担ぶんたんNeutralSharing out work or expenses, each taking on a part; 「配当」 is allocation, especially dividends.
- Related割り当てるわりあてるNeutralVerb for assigning tasks or quotas; 「配当」 is mostly a noun for profit distribution.
- Related分け合うわけあうNeutralTo divide something up and share it among everyone; 「配当」 is profit distributed by rule.
- Related分かち合うわかちあうNeutralTo share things like joy or sorrow with each other; 「配当」 is economic distribution.
Use 「配当」 for a company paying dividends to shareholders; the money received is 「配当金」. For distributing resources, use 「配分」 or 「分配」; for assigning tasks, 「割り当て」; for each person's due share, 「取り分」 or 「分け前」. Verbs like 「分ける」 cover general dividing, while 「分かち合う」 and 「分け合う」 express sharing among people, and 「分担」 means splitting work or costs.
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